יַם
𐤉𐤌
yam
Sea
from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Numbers 21:4 · Word #5
Lexicon H3220
| Lemma | יָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | yâm |
| Strong's | H3220 |
| In-context | Sea |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H3220-17
sea
| Root | ים (y-m) |
| Core Meanings | roaring, surging waters, sea, large body of water, western direction |
| Semantic Range | Sea; large body of water; Mediterranean Sea (with article); large river; artificial basin; by extension the west or western region; occasionally the south depending on orientation. |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical worldview, the sea often represents untamed power, chaos, and the boundary of human control, yet remains under YHWH’s sovereignty. It also functions geographically to denote the western direction and serves as a stage for divine deliverance (e.g., the Reed Sea) and eschatological imagery. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun, common masculine singular (absolute or construct). No pronominal suffix. Strong’s H3220. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun יָם is a masculine singular common noun in either absolute or construct form, meaning "sea." Its etymological association with roaring or surging sound underlies the concept of the sea as a restless, crashing body of waters. The singular form is preserved in the rendering. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ים (roaring, surging waters, sea, large body of water, western direction)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3220-01 |
bayam | in the roaring sea |
H3220-02 |
beyam | in the roaring sea |
H3220-03 |
hayam | the roaring sea |
H3220-04 |
hayamah | toward the sea |
H3220-05 |
kayam | like the roaring sea |
H3117-17 |
kehayom | the hot-day |
H3117-23 |
kheyom | his day |
H3220-06 |
layam | to the Roaring Sea |
H3220-07 |
layamah | toward the roaring sea |
H3117-27 |
layamim | to the days |
H3117-30 |
lemiom | from his day |
H3220-08 |
leyam | to the roaring-sea of |
H3220-09 |
mehayam | from the roaring sea |
H3117-34 |
mehayom | from the day |
H3220-10 |
miyam | from the sea |
H3117-37 |
miyamay | of my hot-days |
H3220-11 |
umiyam | and from the sea |
H3117-51 |
uveyamim | and in days |
H3220-12 |
vayam | in the roaring sea |
H3220-13 |
vayamah | and sea-ward |
H3117-55 |
vayamim | in the **days** |
H3220-14 |
vehayam | and the roaring sea |
H3220-15 |
veyam | and sea |
H3220-16 |
veyamah | and toward the sea |
H3220-18 |
yamah | sea-ward |
H3117-72 |
yameyha | her days |
|
yamim | seas |
H3117-80 |
yemot | days |
Word Usage (396 occurrences of H3220)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:10 | יַמִּ֑ים | yamim | Seas |
| Genesis 1:22 | בַּ/יַּמִּ֔ים | bayamim | in the seas |
| Genesis 1:26 | הַ/יָּ֜ם | hayam | of the sea |